Reineck v. Lemen

OPINION BY JUSTICE STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH

In this appeal we consider whether the trial court erred in upholding the actions of two children, LaVerne S. Lemen and Jeffrey B. Still, who relied on a broad power of attorney to create inter vivos trusts that disinherited other prospective heirs and caused the entire estate to pass to Lemen and Still. We also consider whether the trial court erred in awarding attorney's fees against the personal representative of an estate 1 in his personal capacity under Code § 64.2-795. We affirm the trial court's reading of the power of attorney, but we reverse…